Narrative:

While being vectored to a visibility approach at 10000'/250 KTS and 23 DME nne of the chs VOR, the #2 (center) engine fire handle illuminated with the activation of the associated fire warning bell. The cockpit crew performed the prescribed engine fire and shut down procedures. Being unable to extinguish the warning light after both fire bottles were discharged, I advised the chs approach controller of the onboard emergency and to have the fire/rescue teams and equipment put into position. The F/as were advised a well as the company. Upon landing on runway 21 (15-33 closed) and coming to a full stop, the evacuation of the 113 passengers was commanded to be orderly and over both wings and forward exits only. The evacuation maneuver took approximately on min. In my opinion the evacuation was letter perfect and the chs ground crews, approach and tower and company were superb in their efforts with only 7 min from warning to landing. Supplemental information from acn 149417. We had to assume the fire was still burning. This is when we advised the F/as of our emergency situation (ATC was advised from the very beginning of the fire). The captain, check airman and myself (so) all agreed that we must execute an emergency evacuation upon landing, for the safety of our 113 passengers. The captain advised the passenger to make an orderly evacuation and not to use the aft airstairs. He repeated this 3 times. After it was all over and we discovered we had no fire, we felt we did the only thing we could do. We had to assume we had a fire and could not compromise the safety of our passenger and flight crew. Supplemental information from acn 149419. Passenger evacuated out window exits and fwd sides. 4 minor injuries from 115 passenger on board.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAUSES FLT CREW TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR LNDG AND AN EVACUATION OF PAX IS EXECUTED WHEN STOPPING ON RWY. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CALLED OUT. SOME MINOR INJURIES REPORTED FROM EVACUATION.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED TO A VIS APCH AT 10000'/250 KTS AND 23 DME NNE OF THE CHS VOR, THE #2 (CTR) ENG FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE ASSOCIATED FIRE WARNING BELL. THE COCKPIT CREW PERFORMED THE PRESCRIBED ENG FIRE AND SHUT DOWN PROCS. BEING UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE WARNING LIGHT AFTER BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED, I ADVISED THE CHS APCH CTLR OF THE ONBOARD EMER AND TO HAVE THE FIRE/RESCUE TEAMS AND EQUIP PUT INTO POS. THE F/AS WERE ADVISED A WELL AS THE COMPANY. UPON LNDG ON RWY 21 (15-33 CLOSED) AND COMING TO A FULL STOP, THE EVACUATION OF THE 113 PAXS WAS COMMANDED TO BE ORDERLY AND OVER BOTH WINGS AND FORWARD EXITS ONLY. THE EVACUATION MANEUVER TOOK APPROX ON MIN. IN MY OPINION THE EVACUATION WAS LETTER PERFECT AND THE CHS GND CREWS, APCH AND TWR AND COMPANY WERE SUPERB IN THEIR EFFORTS WITH ONLY 7 MIN FROM WARNING TO LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 149417. WE HAD TO ASSUME THE FIRE WAS STILL BURNING. THIS IS WHEN WE ADVISED THE F/AS OF OUR EMER SITUATION (ATC WAS ADVISED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE FIRE). THE CAPT, CHK AIRMAN AND MYSELF (SO) ALL AGREED THAT WE MUST EXECUTE AN EMER EVACUATION UPON LNDG, FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR 113 PAXS. THE CAPT ADVISED THE PAX TO MAKE AN ORDERLY EVACUATION AND NOT TO USE THE AFT AIRSTAIRS. HE REPEATED THIS 3 TIMES. AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER AND WE DISCOVERED WE HAD NO FIRE, WE FELT WE DID THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO. WE HAD TO ASSUME WE HAD A FIRE AND COULD NOT COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF OUR PAX AND FLT CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 149419. PAX EVACUATED OUT WINDOW EXITS AND FWD SIDES. 4 MINOR INJURIES FROM 115 PAX ON BOARD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.